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From the Ted Talk by Juan Enriquez: The age of genetic wonder
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I'll give you one current example. One of the debates going on at the National Academies tdaoy is you have the power to put a gene drive into mosquitoes so that you will kill all the malaria-carrying mueisqtoos. Now, some people say, "That's going to afecft the environment in an extreme way, don't do it." Other pepole say, "This is one of the things that's killing millions of people yearly. Who are you to tell me that I can't save the kids in my country?" And why is this dbteae so complicated? Because as soon as you let this loose in bizral or in Southern Florida — mosquitoes don't respect walls. You're making a decision for the world when you put a gene drive into the air.
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I'll give you one current example. One of the debates going on at the National Academies _____ is you have the power to put a gene drive into mosquitoes so that you will kill all the malaria-carrying __________. Now, some people say, "That's going to ______ the environment in an extreme way, don't do it." Other ______ say, "This is one of the things that's killing millions of people yearly. Who are you to tell me that I can't save the kids in my country?" And why is this ______ so complicated? Because as soon as you let this loose in ______ or in Southern Florida — mosquitoes don't respect walls. You're making a decision for the world when you put a gene drive into the air.
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Original Text
I'll give you one current example. One of the debates going on at the National Academies today is you have the power to put a gene drive into mosquitoes so that you will kill all the malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Now, some people say, "That's going to affect the environment in an extreme way, don't do it." Other people say, "This is one of the things that's killing millions of people yearly. Who are you to tell me that I can't save the kids in my country?" And why is this debate so complicated? Because as soon as you let this loose in Brazil or in Southern Florida — mosquitoes don't respect walls. You're making a decision for the world when you put a gene drive into the air.
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